pentakis-

See also: pentakis

English

Prefix

pentakis-

  1. (mathematics) A variant of penta-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
  2. (chemistry) A variant of penta-, used for substitutions of five complex rather than simple units: pentakis(phenylthio)pyridine, or to distinguish five simple substituents from a single polymer of five units

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.